New research can help business leaders identify and address AI components that introduce risk, such as training data, foundation models, and user prompts.
Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen argue in "Overload" that, in many of today's professional and managerial jobs, "the way we work is not sustainable." The reasons include long hours, multitasking, and pressure to be always available via digital technologies yet also in the office for "face time" during th...
When employers hold back wages for retirement savings, younger consumers and less-wealthy people cut their spending. Wealthier individuals tap their deposit accounts.
New research from MIT Sloan shows stiffer penalties are needed to incentivize employers to pay workers a minimum wage.
Three scholars from the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER) have been interviewed on “The Work Goes On,” a podcast series hosted by Orley Ashenfelter, the Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics, Emeritus at Princeton University.
Socially responsible investors are putting their money where their values are, which is good news for firms committed to tackling global problems.
Drew Houston, SB ’05, emphasized the importance of always learning on the job while speaking at the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship.
Recent news and events related to the MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research (IWER)
In a new study, MIT Sloan assistant professor of Work and Organization Studies Basima Tewfik finds that in certain situations, there's a bright side to having workplace impostor thoughts
Moderna’s CEO explains how the firm fast-tracked COVID-19 vaccine development, and how a public-private partnership could make future work even faster.
